Family Friendly Hiking Routes
near Mather, California
Mather, California
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Mount Tallac
9.9 mi 16.0 km • 3,266' Up 995.6 m Up • 3,266' Down 995.58 m Down
Coastal Trail: Lands End
2.9 mi 4.6 km • 192' Up 58.44 m Up • 192' Down 58.4 m Down
Hillside Loop
2.5 mi 3.9 km • 255' Up 77.77 m Up • 255' Down 77.75 m Down
Echo Lakes to Lake Aloha
12.8 mi 20.7 km • 1,434' Up 437.09 m Up • 1,436' Down 437.71 m Down
Rubicon Trail Out and Back
12.3 mi 19.8 km • 1,215' Up 370.33 m Up • 1,214' Down 370.16 m Down
Stevens Trail
7.7 mi 12.4 km • 1,275' Up 388.71 m Up • 1,276' Down 388.84 m Down
Horsetail Falls
3.3 mi 5.3 km • 646' Up 196.81 m Up • 645' Down 196.71 m Down
Rubicon Peak
3.6 mi 5.9 km • 2,087' Up 636.21 m Up • 2,085' Down 635.65 m Down
Shirley Canyon Trail
5.8 mi 9.4 km • 1,899' Up 578.74 m Up • 1,898' Down 578.66 m Down
Peace Circle: Wildcat Peak from Little Farm
4.0 mi 6.4 km • 666' Up 202.96 m Up • 664' Down 202.39 m Down
Mt. Livermore Summit - North Ridge Trail
4.3 mi 6.9 km • 784' Up 239.03 m Up • 783' Down 238.68 m Down
Pedro Point Headlands Loop
2.3 mi 3.7 km • 481' Up 146.73 m Up • 481' Down 146.51 m Down
Tennessee Valley Lollipop
4.1 mi 6.7 km • 761' Up 231.89 m Up • 761' Down 232 m Down
Tilden Park Loop
4.4 mi 7.1 km • 864' Up 263.36 m Up • 864' Down 263.34 m Down
Golden Gate Bridge Overlook Out-and-Back
5.3 mi 8.5 km • 1,000' Up 304.86 m Up • 999' Down 304.44 m Down
Maggie's Peak
4.0 mi 6.4 km • 1,657' Up 505.05 m Up • 1,656' Down 504.66 m Down
Tour de Table Mountain - Phantom Falls Loop
6.9 mi 11.1 km • 783' Up 238.69 m Up • 783' Down 238.51 m Down
Rowton Peak Loop
4.5 mi 7.2 km • 890' Up 271.16 m Up • 897' Down 273.43 m Down
Stanford Rock Trail to the Bench
10.5 mi 16.9 km • 2,114' Up 644.34 m Up • 2,114' Down 644.27 m Down
Tahoe Donner: Glacier Way to Ski Hut
4.1 mi 6.6 km • 370' Up 112.64 m Up • 369' Down 112.56 m Down
Stream Trail Out-and-Back
1.7 mi 2.7 km • 80' Up 24.38 m Up • 80' Down 24.29 m Down
Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias
2.7 mi 4.4 km • 496' Up 151.1 m Up • 496' Down 151.09 m Down
Five Lakes Basin
11.5 mi 18.5 km • 1,205' Up 367.36 m Up • 1,205' Down 367.32 m Down
Fontanillis Lake Loop
11.1 mi 17.9 km • 2,542' Up 774.82 m Up • 2,540' Down 774.09 m Down
Sweeney Ridge Loop
5.7 mi 9.1 km • 954' Up 290.82 m Up • 958' Down 292.09 m Down
Penner Lake
6.4 mi 10.3 km • 718' Up 218.86 m Up • 719' Down 219.07 m Down